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Announcements Women's Pre-Health Leadership Conference 2012 Registration for the third annual Women's Pre-Health Leadership Conference is now open! Please complete this form to register (or copy the url address below into a new window). The conference will be held on Saturday, April 28th from 9 am to 1 pm in the Glass Pavilion. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 13. There are only 200 spots available, so don't delay! Lunch will also be provided. www.tinyurl.com/wphlsconference2012 |
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Congratulations to the newest members of WPHLS! We would like to welcome: Abby Wang Alex Ladd Ali Foxx Amanda Onyewuenyi Ashley Choi Hannah Zimmerman Jessica Lee Katie Duffey Linda Poon Maddie Fryer Natalie Richmond Nusaiba Baker Victoria Huang |
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About Us The Women's Pre-Health Leadership Society (WPHLS), the first-ever honor society on campus that exclusively recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of young women pursuing the pre-health sciences. Our society consists of about twenty female undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic excellence, commitment to community service, and a passion in pre-health studies. Our mission is to provide a forum for young women to inspire and empower one another, while addressing the current healthcare and professional issues and concerns facing all women, and promoting the next generation of female physicians and scientists. Our group provides a platform for female undergraduates to exchange ideas and experiences, mentor one another, and receive guidance through the medical school preparation process. If you are interested in joining or would like to find out more information about our group, contact wphls.jhu@gmail.com |
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Did You Know? Women are still underrepresented in medicine. Projections for 2010 indicate that women will comprise only about 30% of all physicians. Less than 10% of residents in thoracic and orthopedic surgery are women. High level positions within medical schools are almost exclusively held by men, with women holding only 10% of department chair positions, 16% of full professor positions, and 11% of medical school dean positions. Hopkins has a long history of supporting women, specifically in the health professions. A group of 5 young women helped fundraise enough money to help found the medical school, which led to a donation of $300,000 by Mary Elizabeth Garrett. When Johns Hopkins School of Medicine graduated its first class of 15 students in 1897, 3 of them were women. More recently, in 2003 Hopkins selected Dr. Julie Freischlag to serve as Chief of Surgery. Dr. Freischlag is the first female Chief of Surgery at Hopkins and only the sixth in the history of U.S. medicine. |